tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post4696083019132007747..comments2017-08-17T21:26:51.179-05:00Comments on A Home Grown Journal: In A Dumpy FunkMama Peahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-19059122310953276222017-08-11T03:56:40.043-05:002017-08-11T03:56:40.043-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.roth phallykahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07056159688537638797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-88225807585252837062017-08-10T09:20:38.158-05:002017-08-10T09:20:38.158-05:00MrsDM - Yep, no matter how you look at it, I think...MrsDM - Yep, no matter how you look at it, I think the weather patterns have been way too crazy this season. Gardening has always been a challenge, but this year so many of us are just shaking our heads . . . and being grateful for anything we get!!Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-73745559236541549352017-08-09T12:40:30.309-05:002017-08-09T12:40:30.309-05:00Although we could not be very far apart geographic...Although we could not be very far apart geographically, our weather is so different. Last week was a nightmare with the humidity pushing us to 40 degrees celcius. Lots in my gardens just wilted - even my sun and heat loving peppers. My lettuce is so done, even with keeping it shaded and morning sun only. Its been a difficult, challenging year for gardens. Even the potatoes in my bags were not great. A decent crop but they were not big. Sigh.MrsDuncanMahoganyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14530532280823055509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-4696158742028384572017-08-08T16:58:17.959-05:002017-08-08T16:58:17.959-05:00Rain - I&#39;m going to be very interested in seei...Rain - I&#39;m going to be very interested in seeing what you can do with your winter garden! What fun you&#39;ll have experimenting with that.<br /><br />As I&#39;ve said before, makes no never mind how long we garden, we learn something every year!Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-50060717662644888642017-08-08T16:56:55.260-05:002017-08-08T16:56:55.260-05:00Susan - We&#39;ve all been having weird summers, h...Susan - We&#39;ve all been having weird summers, haven&#39;t we? Geesh.<br /><br />My garlic is about a 50% failure this year. Don&#39;t ask why . . . &#39;cause I don&#39;t know.<br /><br />Hugs back at cha, friend!Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-2189385035209313162017-08-08T14:41:28.793-05:002017-08-08T14:41:28.793-05:00Hi Mama Pea :) I am with you on the dumpy funk reg...Hi Mama Pea :) I am with you on the dumpy funk regarding the garden. My peppers, strawberries, ground cherries, lavender and blue fescue grass never grew at all. I have a few green beans but the yellow ones and cucumbers seem to be withering away! I&#39;m worried for my tomatoes because we&#39;re having 6C nights now, we actually had the heat on in the bedroom last night. But I guess it was a good year for me to start, so I could see the worst of it and what will really survive here during a lousy summer.<br /><br />I guess the picture is dismal, but it&#39;s pretty darn realistic. All of the root veggies seem to be okay here, the carrots and beets, potatoes and green onions...and the radishes did well in early spring too. The lettuce really thrived for me. But, besides the herbs, my summer veggies are cause for worry. No it&#39;s not the end of the world, but it&#39;s pretty disappointing considering all the work and planning (and hope!).<br /><br />I think next year I&#39;ll stick to the plants that did well this year. And if I&#39;m able (and can find cheap supplies) I might build a make-shift green house for tomatoes. You&#39;re right, we can&#39;t fight Mother Nature. Maybe this is a sign of a great summer next year? :)<br /><br />And for me, I&#39;m hoping that my winter garden works out. In this climate, it might be more successful than my summer garden this year!!Rain https://www.blogger.com/profile/14377719049819222133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-57249680584780564812017-08-08T10:29:21.667-05:002017-08-08T10:29:21.667-05:00I sure hope this summer is a one-off. I will be s...I sure hope this summer is a one-off. I will be shocked if my tomatoes ripen by September. Some years, it is so difficult to keep a stiff upper lip where the garden is concerned... hugs to you... xoxoxSusanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12573143203599624833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-71510802532610814392017-08-07T10:43:52.605-05:002017-08-07T10:43:52.605-05:00Athanasia - Huge credit to you for maintaining a g...Athanasia - Huge credit to you for maintaining a garden that serves 11! Your temps are like ours. When we went to bed last night I said, &quot;I hope we don&#39;t get a frost tonight.&quot; I was jesting (temp was only in the 50s) but hubby didn&#39;t think it was funny. :o(Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-29473680533072699862017-08-07T10:41:06.889-05:002017-08-07T10:41:06.889-05:00Theresa Young - Yes! Plants that you wouldn&#39;t...Theresa Young - Yes! Plants that you wouldn&#39;t have though would do well have and others have been a complete bust. Oh, the challenges of trying to produce our own food, eh?Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-19646813843295515092017-08-07T10:40:09.561-05:002017-08-07T10:40:09.561-05:00Oh, Vera, I have to guiltily admit I&#39;ve been v...Oh, Vera, I have to guiltily admit I&#39;ve been very lax in keeping up with your posts this summer. (Winter is coming and a less frantic time, right?) I&#39;m so hoping this crazy weather has not had too severe an effect on your market gardening.Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-30232871584944782612017-08-07T10:29:53.449-05:002017-08-07T10:29:53.449-05:00It has truly been a weird summer. Our tomatoes ar...It has truly been a weird summer. Our tomatoes are still no red in sight, other than cherry type. Our bush beans are doing ok but not a blossom on the pole beans. It&#39;s been so cool that things like lettuces have just kept going and my daughter&#39;s already put in the fall seeds for spinach and radishes. Our garden serves 11...the 3 of us, my daughter and her family, my mother and our 2 tenants. Corn is coming in but I would say that it may be a bit stunted due to excess rain and lack of heat. But the ears we have had are still delicious. We just had another 3 days of rain and 50&#39;s at night and 60&#39;s in the day. I wish we could use our wood stove but we disassemble it every spring and move it out. Athanasiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005869307957326671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-57543119987277526052017-08-07T09:49:49.703-05:002017-08-07T09:49:49.703-05:00You have just confirmed for me that it has indeed ...You have just confirmed for me that it has indeed been strange weather this growing season. I had banana peppers and eggplant that didn&#39;t grow for two months and were producing very little. Cukes started out great. All plants are dead now. Ornamental gourds are struggling. Green peas were beautiful, now dying. Its just been weird.Theresa Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16226952474166295533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-30050888269452067602017-08-07T02:34:06.311-05:002017-08-07T02:34:06.311-05:00Your weather pattern has been the same as ours and...Your weather pattern has been the same as ours and already we can feel the winter starting to arrive. But as you say, we can still have a long end of summer calmness which might allow the plants in the vegetable garden time to catch up. <br /><br />Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13235143664894609891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-79316294492206280812017-08-06T20:02:07.673-05:002017-08-06T20:02:07.673-05:00Glenda - If Mother Nature would just give us NORMA...Glenda - If Mother Nature would just give us NORMAL weather so we knew what to do! I can imagine your Septembers do stay warm. I remember even in Illinois that so often the first month of school was uncomfortably warm.<br /><br />Thanks for giving me permission to complain. You&#39;re a nice person! ;o)Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-19680898101275132162017-08-06T20:00:13.654-05:002017-08-06T20:00:13.654-05:00Michelle - Yes, indeed, this will pass. And we ca...Michelle - Yes, indeed, this will pass. And we can all probably count on next gardening season being completely different! As of now, I&#39;m being very thankful, grateful and appreciative of whatever harvest I get from the plants. I really am!Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-88485494351141777832017-08-06T19:58:37.955-05:002017-08-06T19:58:37.955-05:00SmartAlex - Yes, I want to plant some fall salad g...SmartAlex - Yes, I want to plant some fall salad greens, too. (Hey, maybe that will bring warm weather back, huh?) I have green cherry tomatoes and they&#39;re about all I can hope for as far as ones to turn red! Here&#39;s to a looooong fall for all of us!Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-40524153384064642922017-08-06T19:57:01.914-05:002017-08-06T19:57:01.914-05:00Marie - Would you believe I put on a sweatshirt th...Marie - Would you believe I put on a sweatshirt the other morning? And wore it ALL day? Our leaves are actually turning color already. Good grief, what&#39;s going on??Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-23591144412265911012017-08-06T19:56:05.698-05:002017-08-06T19:56:05.698-05:00Mary - I am getting zucchini now . . . finally. B...Mary - I am getting zucchini now . . . finally. But I&#39;ve heard so many people (me included) who have had to plant zucchini and other seeds two and three times to get germination. What&#39;s with that!??!Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-86824384758123974682017-08-06T19:54:58.763-05:002017-08-06T19:54:58.763-05:00Welcome, Emily! And thanks for commenting. I app...Welcome, Emily! And thanks for commenting. I appreciate your kind, encouraging words. I know other parts of the country have had even more gardening problems than I have. We&#39;re still getting some things to squirrel away for winter so it&#39;s not a total loss by any means. Just not up to what it usually is . . . and what I expect! Glad things are looking up a bit for your garden. Continued good luck on that!Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-6561123360793342432017-08-06T15:25:13.518-05:002017-08-06T15:25:13.518-05:00Complain all you want! I sympathize with every wo...Complain all you want! I sympathize with every word. You are not alone. I know other bloggers are complaining too.<br />Mother Nature is in full control. Down here sometimes even September is warm. Let&#39;s hope the rest of August and September are better for you.gldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03645803822598151817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-57488169633459892017-08-06T10:23:43.986-05:002017-08-06T10:23:43.986-05:00Oh, to need a fire! Yes, this has been an odd and ...Oh, to need a fire! Yes, this has been an odd and most challenging summer here, too, but it sounds like ours has been better suited to gardening. This, too, shall pass....Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01550786937196525098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-88645388217154618392017-08-06T09:27:08.873-05:002017-08-06T09:27:08.873-05:00Yesterday&#39;s high was 65*. Which worked out we...Yesterday&#39;s high was 65*. Which worked out well for brush burning. I am STILL waiting on my first ripe tomato. Usually get one around July 20something. I haven&#39;t had any actual failures, but like you I am hoping for a long warm fall to enjoy tomatoes and bell peppers. I always plant bush beans late, so those are on the horizon as well. This week is supposed to be 70* and damp which is perfect for seeding fall lettuce.SmartAlexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06219182373225762230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-32974580662463322932017-08-06T08:02:26.599-05:002017-08-06T08:02:26.599-05:00Mother Nature seems to have lost her rhythm this s...Mother Nature seems to have lost her rhythm this season -- I&#39;ve decided to roll with it and get out my long pants today -- who&#39;d a thought -- long pants in August!Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00478393502995922707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-50506685908882910162017-08-06T06:41:26.131-05:002017-08-06T06:41:26.131-05:00Oh, Mama Pea, I&#39;m right there with you. We&#39...Oh, Mama Pea, I&#39;m right there with you. We&#39;ve had a pretty miserable gardening season. I&#39;m on my 3rd planting of zucchini and it&#39;s looking like I won&#39;t get a single one off the newest planting. The only thing that&#39;s plentiful so far is the weeds! Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08415998363451373907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-89193890775724505822017-08-05T23:31:49.406-05:002017-08-05T23:31:49.406-05:00I&#39;m a new follower, just found your blog this ...I&#39;m a new follower, just found your blog this evening. I&#39;m so sorry you had such a crummy gardening year so far. We did too in the Pacific northwest. Wet spring AND summer until a few weeks ago. We are finally getting to harvest a few things. Tonight&#39;s harvest was a little more normal. (I&#39;ll be sharing a picture soon.)<br /><br />I hope things perk up for your garden and you get an abundant fall harvest!<br /><br />~ Emily from So Sunny DaySo Sunny Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16359428447475307345noreply@blogger.com